Pathology
Epidermal cysts are characterized by:
- stratified squamous epithelial lining
- keratin contents:
- laminated distribution
- often birefringent
- may be associated with melanin and calcification
- occasional cholesterol clefts
- foreign body reaction around cyst:
- multinucleate giant cells
- believed to be due to spillage of cyst contents
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